Sarahco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJ ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OXYGEN TANK AND TWISTED BODY AND INJURED RIGHT LEG AND LOWER HIP.
No 1: 9 reportable incidents Coal
MSHA record for No 1 (mine ID 4601378). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 1983–1985
- Latest incident
- May 1985
Ownership history
- Chafin Coal Company Inc 1950 to 1983
- Spring Branch Mining Company Inc 1980 to 1982
- Sarahco Mining Ltd 1983 to 1985
- Spring Lick Coal Inc 1985 to 1989
- Pemm Mining Company Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
No 1 sits in Logan County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 6.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Logan County, West Virginia · Population 31,826
6.6%
Mining share of county employment
$47,237
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
9 on file1985 · 3 incidents
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS CLEANING INTAKE ENTRY 3 CROSS-CUTS INSIDE MINE WITH A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HEAD
April 11, 1985
WV · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM A BOLT MACHINE & TWISTED KNEE WHILE TURNING HIS BODY.
1984 · 4 incidents
August 13, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Struck against a moving object
INJURED WAS RIDING A PERSONELL CARRIER (RUBBER TIRED) AND HIT AN UNEVEN SURFACE BOUNCING HIM INTO THE ROOF.
August 11, 1984
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, IPERAOTR RE-INJURED BACK DUE TO ROUGH CONDITIONS. RE-OCCURRANCE OF AN OLD INJURY.
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Struck by powered moving object
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE SAID MACHINE RAN OVER FOOT
March 17, 1984
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED PICKED UP C/M CABLE TO HANG SAID CABLE & PULLED MUSCLE &/OR STRAINED BACK.
1983 · 2 incidents
March 2, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HELPING INSTALL CONVEYOR CHAIN ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN MINER WAS STARTED, CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT WORKER IN FACE AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
February 4, 1983
WV · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sarahco Mining Ltd · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS SETTING SAFETY JACKS WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL BETWEEN PINS STRIKING SAID PERSON ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE CUTTING EAR JAW AND CHIN